Head of Product & Deployment

Matter Intelligence
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading technically complex product deployments in aerospace or geospatial domains.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in scaling pilot programs to operational deployments in technical domains
    — “Experience taking pilot programs into repeatable operational deployments”
  • Individuals who thrive in early-stage environments with evolving products and ambiguous data
    — “Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with evolving products and incomplete information”
  • Leaders with a track record of connecting customer needs to engineering and operations teams
    — “Connect customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, and operations as Matter moves from pilots to repeatable intelligence products”

Things to consider

  • Onsite presence in San Francisco is required despite potential flexibility in other areas
    — “This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires onsite work”
  • Applicants must meet specific U.S. export regulations to be eligible
    — “To comply with U.S. export regulations, applicants must be one of the following”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in combining hardware, data, and software in product deployments
    — “Familiarity with products that combine hardware, data pipelines, analytics, and software interfaces”
  • Highlight your ability to define readiness criteria and feedback loops for deployments
    — “Define deployment plans, readiness criteria, and operating handoffs for customer pilots and production programs”
  • Showcase your history of aligning product strategy with customer outcomes and technical milestones
    — “The company has a clear, prioritized roadmap tied to customer outcomes and technical milestones”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • Developed a clear product roadmap
  • Improved product performance through feedback
Typical background
Experience in product managementTechnical background

Skills & requirements

Required

Product DevelopmentCross-functional LeadershipCommunicationDecision-makingCustomer Feedback

Preferred

Enterprise ProductsOperational DeploymentsHardware-software Integration

Stack & domain

Product DevelopmentDeliveryTechnical ReadinessCommercial TeamsEngineeringOperationsFeedback LoopProduct PerformanceProduct DecisionsLeadershipCommunicationDecision-makingAdaptabilityJudgmentVision AISensing SystemsEnterpriseIndustrialGeospatialAerospaceData Products

About the role

Original posting from Matter Intelligence via Ashby

ABOUT MATTER INTELLIGENCE

Welcome to Matter, where we are building the future of vision AI: pairing a world-first sensor that sees molecular chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape with a Large World Model that will be the most powerful intelligence engine for the physical world. This system doesn't just see what something looks like; it understands everything from a single pixel. We call this Superintelligent Vision.

Our team has delivered technologies to Mars for NASA/JPL, designed advanced sensors for U.S. Defense, and built core infrastructure at OpenAI. We are now building the next generation of space- and airborne-based sensing systems.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Matter is hiring a Head of Product and Deployment to translate customer needs and company strategy into a clear product roadmap and reliable deployments. This leader will connect customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, and operations as Matter moves from pilots to repeatable intelligence products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own product strategy and maintain a roadmap that reflects customer priorities, technical readiness, and company objectives.
  • Turn customer problems and field feedback into clear product requirements and prioritization decisions.
  • Define deployment plans, readiness criteria, and operating handoffs for customer pilots and production programs.
  • Coordinate across commercial, engineering, data, and operations teams to resolve tradeoffs and keep delivery on track.
  • Create a disciplined feedback loop that measures product performance and informs the next iteration.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

  • Experience leading product development and delivery for technically complex products or services.
  • Ability to translate customer workflows into clear requirements, priorities, and execution plans.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
  • Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with evolving products and incomplete information.

PREFERRED

  • Experience with enterprise, industrial, geospatial, aerospace, or data products.
  • Experience taking pilot programs into repeatable operational deployments.
  • Familiarity with products that combine hardware, data pipelines, analytics, and software interfaces.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

  • The company has a clear, prioritized roadmap tied to customer outcomes and technical milestones.
  • Deployments move from planning to operation with explicit owners, readiness criteria, and feedback loops.
  • Customer learning is captured consistently and translated into product decisions.

LOCATION

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires onsite work.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To comply with U.S. export regulations, applicants must be one of the following:

  • A U.S. citizen or national
  • A lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
  • Eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

EMPLOYEE OFFERINGS AND BENEFITS

At Matter, we believe in rewarding high performance and providing the support you need to thrive. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

  • Competitive compensation based on experience
  • Early-stage equity package
  • 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Opportunity to work on novel sensing, data, and AI systems with real-world deployment paths to the largest industries in the world

Matter Intelligence is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who can raise the ambition and performance of the team.

Source: Matter Intelligence careers (Ashby)

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